made some more progress today. Added (or tried to) a grass skirt and legs. Tried to clean up the rest a bit. Not sure when to call it done, or where to go from here . . . . more smoothing out of the rough bits, burn, stain, varnish . . . ?

Another question I have is about the strength of the wood. This is sabal palm. I'd like to remove completely the wood behind his legs (see below), but I'm not sure if that would weaken it too much. Any advice would be great - thanks!